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Two Arguments For Dualism By Kripke And Leibniz

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There are two arguments for dualism given one by Kripke stating that, conscious states are not identical to brain states. And the other by Leibniz stating that consciousness is not identical to physical workings. Kripke argument refers to the existence of zombies because zombies to do not have a brain but they do have consciousness. Jeen "Gina" Han, 24, dubbed "the evil twin," received the maximum sentence.The brain is in relation to our bodies therefore if the brain and consciousness were identical then zombies would not exist therefore the two are different. Liebniz argument refers to the machine and that we know what a machine does by its works but we do not know about the machines consciousness because it can not be examined or measured
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